Lunar New Year Word Search
Lunar New Year is celebrated across East Asia and in many American communities, often with red envelopes, dumplings and lion dances. Each year is linked to one of twelve zodiac animals. Use this puzzle to welcome the new year in late January or February.
Lunar New Year Word Search
| H | N | F | S | I | W | J | V | Q | F | T | R | F | P | X |
| O | J | H | I | B | R | Z | O | D | I | A | C | J | G | M |
| R | L | J | D | R | A | G | O | N | D | A | N | C | E | F |
| A | O | E | T | R | E | D | E | N | V | E | L | O | P | E |
| N | D | W | Y | P | L | W | E | H | H | D | F | O | P | C |
| G | Q | A | R | E | X | L | O | U | T | E | I | D | H | N |
| E | G | H | S | V | A | K | W | R | L | T | R | I | A | A |
| S | F | E | U | C | W | H | C | Y | K | S | E | I | Z | D |
| P | Q | D | U | M | P | L | I | N | G | S | C | N | I | N |
| R | J | L | L | A | N | T | E | R | N | S | R | M | M | O |
| I | P | A | N | Y | F | E | S | T | I | V | A | L | I | I |
| N | T | M | A | X | S | R | O | T | S | E | C | N | A | L |
| G | R | Z | A | G | O | O | D | L | U | C | K | F | Y | I |
| J | I | J | X | V | W | N | O | O | D | L | E | S | S | I |
| A | K | J | C | G | T | E | H | Y | K | U | R | Z | W | O |
Find these words
- lanterns
- dragon dance
- red envelope
- fireworks
- dumplings
- zodiac
- lion dance
- firecracker
- oranges
- noodles
- good luck
- festival
- calendar
- ancestors
- spring
Show the answer key
| H | N | F | S | I | W | J | V | Q | F | T | R | F | P | X |
| O | J | H | I | B | R | Z | O | D | I | A | C | J | G | M |
| R | L | J | D | R | A | G | O | N | D | A | N | C | E | F |
| A | O | E | T | R | E | D | E | N | V | E | L | O | P | E |
| N | D | W | Y | P | L | W | E | H | H | D | F | O | P | C |
| G | Q | A | R | E | X | L | O | U | T | E | I | D | H | N |
| E | G | H | S | V | A | K | W | R | L | T | R | I | A | A |
| S | F | E | U | C | W | H | C | Y | K | S | E | I | Z | D |
| P | Q | D | U | M | P | L | I | N | G | S | C | N | I | N |
| R | J | L | L | A | N | T | E | R | N | S | R | M | M | O |
| I | P | A | N | Y | F | E | S | T | I | V | A | L | I | I |
| N | T | M | A | X | S | R | O | T | S | E | C | N | A | L |
| G | R | Z | A | G | O | O | D | L | U | C | K | F | Y | I |
| J | I | J | X | V | W | N | O | O | D | L | E | S | S | I |
| A | K | J | C | G | T | E | H | Y | K | U | R | Z | W | O |
How to play
Find every word from the list hidden in the grid. Words can run across, down or diagonally, and some are spelled backwards. Spaces are removed in the grid. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.